CRUCIFORM FLORAL ROUNDEL, yellow, turquoise, white and red petals in blue, white and red surround -- 2.1cm. diam.; a sunburst floral roundel; another similar to item (1) surrounded by a translucent green leafy chain; a sunburst floral bead -- 1cm. diam. min., circa 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.; and a bar, half palmette, opaque red, yellow, turquoise, blue matrix -- 1.5cm. long, 1.5 x 0.5cm., 3rd-1st Century B.C. (4)

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CRUCIFORM FLORAL ROUNDEL, yellow, turquoise, white and red petals in blue, white and red surround -- 2.1cm. diam.; a sunburst floral roundel; another similar to item (1) surrounded by a translucent green leafy chain; a sunburst floral bead -- 1cm. diam. min., circa 2nd Century B.C./1st Century A.D.; and a bar, half palmette, opaque red, yellow, turquoise, blue matrix -- 1.5cm. long, 1.5 x 0.5cm., 3rd-1st Century B.C. (4)

Lot Essay

Items 1-4: Similar flowers in the headdress of Hathor, cf. Christie's, Part II, 7 July 1993, lot 42; item 5: cf. Grose, no. 628

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